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11:50 AM ET, August 30, 2020

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Mike Baker / New York Times:
One Person Dead in Portland After Clashes Between Trump Supporters and Protesters  —  One person was shot and killed late Saturday.  A caravan of supporters of President Trump had driven into downtown Portland.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — A man was shot and killed Saturday as a large group …
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Gillian Flaccus / Associated Press:
1 killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets, police said.
Eder Campuzano / Oregonian:
1 man shot, killed near downtown Portland protests Saturday  —  One man was shot and killed in downtown Portland as dueling demonstrations — one a pro-Trump car caravan and another a counter-protest mounted by various opposing groups — unfolded late Saturday.
Ian Miles Cheong / The Post Millennial:
BREAKING: Trump supporter shot dead in downtown Portland  —  On the 95th day of riots and protests in Portland, Ore., a Trump supporter was fatally shot.  He was identified by his “Patriot Prayer” hat and his shooting death was caught by multiple livestreamers.
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
1 person fatally shot in Portland as pro-Trump supporters clash with counterprotesters  —  Police have not said whether the shooting was connected to the demonstrations.  —  One person was shot and killed in downtown Portland on Saturday night, as protests in Oregon's largest city entered their fourth month.
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Trump's favorability and perceptions of COVID-19 response stagnate post-convention: POLL  —  Trump's favorability didn't improve, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.  —  President Donald Trump's efforts to build his appeal and define his opponent at the Republican National Convention …
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Confessions of a voter fraud: I was a master at fixing mail-in ballots  —  A top Democratic operative says voter fraud, especially with mail-in ballots, is no myth.  And he knows this because he's been doing it, on a grand scale, for decades.  —  Mail-in ballots have become the latest flashpoint in the 2020 elections.
Kenosha News:
WATCH NOW: Kenosha speaker strays from message at rally  —  KENOSHA - A peaceful march and rally took place in Kenosha on Saturday asking for justice for Jacob Blake, who was shot on Sunday.  —  Most of the speakers talked about justice peacefully.  But near the end of the rally …
Discussion: jsonline and Breitbart
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:   ‘That Same Feeling’: Painful Memories in Kenosha Come Rushing Back
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
8 juicy details from the new Melania Trump tell-all book  —  First Lady Melania Trump's former senior adviser and close friend has written a tell-all book that describes the first lady as someone who can't be trusted and who often competed for influence in the White House with Ivanka Trump.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trump's Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say  —  The former deputy attorney general maneuvered to keep investigators from completing an inquiry into whether the president's personal and financial links to Russia posed a national security threat.
U.S. Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio:
Rubio on Historic Challenges Facing Congressional Oversight of Intelligence Activities  —  Miami, FL — U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Acting Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) released the following statement:  —  “Congressional oversight of intelligence activities now faces a historic crisis.
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
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Politico:
Dems outraged as Trump administration scales back election security briefings
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Intelligence Office to Stop Briefing Congress on Election Security
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Tianna Spears / Politico:
I Was a U.S. Diplomat.  Customs and Border Protection Only Cared That I Was Black.  —  On Nov. 19, 2018, I was driving from my home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, across the border to El Paso, Texas, when a Customs and Border Protection agent in his booth looked at my car, looked at me …
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
Breonna Taylor's Life Was Changing.  Then the Police Came to Her Door.  —  An ex-boyfriend's run-ins with the law entangled her even as she tried to move on.  Interviews, documents and jailhouse recordings help explain how she landed in the middle of a deadly drug raid.
Discussion: Fox News
Kiran Stacey / Financial Times:
FDA head says he is willing to fast-track Covid-19 vaccine  —  Stephen Hahn insists he will not rush process to help Donald Trump's election chances  —  The head of the US Food and Drug Administration has said he is willing to bypass the normal approval process to authorise a Covid-19 vaccine …
Discussion: The Hill and EA WorldView
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Wolf says “all options” on the table for ending violent protests in Portland  —  Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told ABC's “This Week” that “all options continue to be on the table” in terms of sending federal law enforcement into Portland to quell violent protests.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Fox News, ABC News and The Hill
New York Times:
Biden, Speaking to National Guard Group, Takes Aim at Republican Criticism on Crime  —  The Democratic presidential nominee hit back at attacks delivered at the Republican National Convention.  —  After a Republican National Convention week in which President Trump and his allies sought …
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New York Times:
Steven Mnuchin Tried to Save the Economy.  Not Even His Family Is Happy.  —  The coronavirus was an opportunity for the Treasury secretary to redefine his legacy, for better or worse.  —  One spring day, not long after President Trump signed the largest economic stimulus package …
Discussion: Raw Story
Will Oremus / OneZero:
How “Breaking Up” Apple and Amazon Might Actually Work  —  A banking law from 1956 offers a realistic model for regulating dominant internet platforms  —  Welcome back to Pattern Matching, OneZero's weekly newsletter that puts the week's most compelling tech stories in context.
Don Thompson / Associated Press:
California moves to consider reparations for slavery  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are setting up a task force to study and make recommendations for reparations to African Americans, particularly the descendants of slaves, as the nation struggles again with civil rights …
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart, The Hill and Fox News
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Kennedy scrambles to close gap in Massachusetts  —  BOSTON — Just two years ago, Joe Kennedy's star was so bright that he was asked to deliver the Democratic Party's response to Donald Trump's State of the Union speech.  Now, if he can't turn things around before Tuesday's Massachusetts Senate primary, he'll be out of politics.
Discussion: courthousenews.com and Raw Story
Talia Kaplan / Fox News:
Rep. Banks introduces bill so that those found guilty of causing violence during protests are no longer eligible for enhanced coronavirus unemployment benefits  —  Banks' bill ‘would take away the enhanced federal benefits ... that these people are making to be professional protesters at night,’ he says
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
Kanye West campaign in Virginia is accused of deceptive signature gathering  —  Kanye West's campaign is facing allegations that voters were deceived by signature gatherers circulating paperwork to qualify the rapper-entrepreneur for the Virginia ballot, the latest setback for a stumbling presidential bid …
 
 
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
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Los Angeles Times:
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Rod Dreher:
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
‘They spied on my campaign’: How Trump transformed a conspiracy theory into a political rallying cry
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Arkansas sheriff resigns over racist rant in leaked recording
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New York Times:
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Max Brantley / ArkansasTimes:
State Police traffic stop of Black law student draws complaint that opens door to review of police enforcement practices
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
An American Disaster Foretold
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Fact-checking Trump's lies is essential. It's also increasingly fruitless.
Discussion: Mother Jones and ArkansasTimes
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News-YouGov Poll: Biden's lead over Trump shrinks to 6 points after the RNC — his smallest margin in months
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Power Line
 

 
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